Alan Clarke, 1963-2015
A cancer researcher who greatly enriched our understanding of the processes of tumour formation has died

A cancer researcher who greatly enriched our understanding of the processes of tumour formation has died

We talk to the civil rights campaigner about making higher education accessible to all and how the UK has a long way to go to end discrimination

Students get a chance to develop a wide range of creative skills at the neighbouring world-famous arena

Analysis suggests higher selectivity fails to increase journals’ impact factors

A double biography of an Irish suffragette and a Polish count paints a vivid picture, says June Purvis

Analysis of first Ucas figures after scrapping of student number controls reveals the ups and downs in recruitment as government aims for ‘rapid market share shifts’

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Institutions must resist the state’s ‘efficiency’ drive while relying less on its funding. Big business could help, argues Kevin Rafferty
We are gravely concerned that academics in Turkey are facing a campaign against them, which has been initiated by the Turkish president, for signing a petition. The petition demanded an end to state...